Algo trading
LedgerPrime Raises $12 Million for Crypto Quant Trading
LedgerPrime, a crypto trading firm led by ex-Wall Street whizzes, has closed on $12 million of capital and secured commitments for another $8 million.
Ethereum
Fidelity Crypto Chief Says Hard Fork May Delay Firm’s Support for Ethereum
Fidelity’s crypto trading and custody business is live and supporting bitcoin, but adding ether might take a while.
Governance
MakerDAO Token Holders Approve Fee Increase for Ethereum Stablecoin DAI
Votes have been cast in overwhelming support of increasing borrowing fees to the dollar-backed stablecoin dai.
Bitmain
Ex-Bitmain Bitcoin Cash Staffers Form Startup to Lend and Trade Crypto
A startup formed by former Bitmain employees will offer crypto custody, OTC trading and lending.
Europe
73% of UK Consumers Say They Don’t Know What Cryptocurrency Is
Three-quarters of U.K. consumers don’t know what a cryptocurrency is or can’t define it, according to a survey by the nation’s financial regulator.
Business News
Kraken Crypto Exchange Poaches a Sony Studio Head for Marketing Push
Kraken has hired Matt Mason, most recently a studio head at Sony Pictures, as the crypto exchange’s first chief marketing officer.
Business News
Social Trading Giant eToro Adds Crypto Buying and Selling in 31 US States
eToro has launched a new platform that allows users in the U.S. to trade 13 cryptocurrencies, with a full exchange to come later in the year.
Denver
City of Denver to Pilot Blockchain Voting App in Coming Elections
The U.S. city of Denver plans to utilize a blockchain system from a firm called Voatz to store and track votes in its May municipal elections.
Uncategorized
Global Stocks Replace Winning Streak with Losing Run – 07 March 2019
Global stock indexes were facing their worst run of 2019 on Thursday as traders waited to hear from the European Central Bank about its plans to once again send cheap loans through the region.
Uncategorized
Trump’s Trade Deficit is the Highest in a Decade – 07 March 2019
The United States trade deficit reached its highest since 2008 and has increased 12.4 percent since last year.